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Volume 3: A blow of destiny, the king appears Chapter 4: Thousands of years of baptism, insight into immortality

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    According to research, Murasaki Shikibu's original surname was Fujiwara, and her father Fujiwara once served as the official of Shikibe Daocheng. In addition, the image of Murasaki in "The Tale of Genji" left a deep impression on readers, so people called "The Tale of Genji"  The Tale of Murasaki calls the author Murasaki Shikibu.  *Literature Hall*

    Influenced by the family environment, Murasaki Shikibu has been knowledgeable and proficient in Chinese since childhood, and has extensively dabbled in ancient Chinese cultural classics.  At the age of 21, Murasaki Shikibu married Nobutaka Fujiwara, who was more than 20 years older than him, and became his fourth wife.

    Although the polygamous family made Murasaki Shikibu feel depressed, Nobutaka's appreciation of her talents still made her feel happy.

    Unfortunately, this harmonious marriage was very short-lived. Xuanxiao died of illness two years later.  Murasaki Shikibu started living as a widow with her young daughter Fujiwara Kenko and never remarried.

    In 1005, Murasaki Shikibu was called into the palace to serve Fujiwara Akiko, the middle palace of Emperor Ichijo (the eldest daughter of Fujiwara Michinaga), and served as a personal maid. She was responsible for explaining "Nihon Shoki" and Bai Juyi's poems to Akiko. Her official name was Fujishikibu.  Changed to Murasaki Shikibu, he was deeply appreciated by the emperor and Fujiwara no Michinaga, and left the court around 1013.

    This experience enabled Murasaki Shikibu to become familiar with royal life and understand the inside story of the palace, which prepared her for the creation of "The Tale of Genji". During these years in the court, she started writing the novel "The Tale of Genji".

    Murasaki Shikibu experienced many ups and downs in his life.  Her father's tribulations in official selection, her own pain in polygamous marriage, premature widowhood, etc. all prompted her to think more about life, destiny and other issues.

    The political strife and power struggle within the palace, the political plot behind royal marriage, and the blood and tears of women under polygamy made Murasaki Shikibu's observation and thinking about life more profound.

    His main works include the novel "The Tale of Genji"; the work describes the characters' psychology delicately, the text is elegant, and the plot is twists and turns. It is considered to be the earliest full-length novel in the world and has a great influence on future Japanese literature.

    Except for "The Tale of Genji".  There are also "Murasaki Shikibu Diary", "Murasaki Shikibu Collection", etc.  "Murasaki Shikibu Collection" is a collection of the author's self-selected songs from his girlhood to his later years.  These waka are valuable information for understanding Murasaki Shikibu's thoughts, waka style and life.

    "The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu" records the daily activities of the palace in the autumn of 1008 to 1010 and Murasaki Shikibu's feelings.  The clothing, appearance, etiquette of palace women and various ceremonial activities in the palace are described in detail, which not only has high literary value, but also has high historical value.

    "The Tale of Genji" represents the pinnacle of Japanese classical literature.

    Monogatari is a Japanese literary genre with national characteristics. The more famous ones include "The Tale of Bamboo", "The Tale of Rakubo", "The Tale of the Heike", etc.

    The story of Princess Kaguya in "The Tale of Bamboo" is well known to women and children in Japan.  "The Tale of Genji" is set in the Heian period of Japan.  The protagonist of the story is the son of the Japanese Emperor Kiritsubo. Because the emperor did not want him to be involved in court struggles, he demoted him to a ministerial status and gave him the surname Genji.  And because it gives people a sense of brightness and splendor, it is also called Guangyuanji.

    The story revolves around his love affair with a series of women. Earlier, he learned that his father's favorite concubine, Barnacles, looked very much like his late mother, Kiritsugu.  Therefore, he often gets close to barnacles, and when he grows up, he develops a love for barnacles.

    " However, Barnacle is a concubine after all. Even if they are only five years apart in age, she still cannot get close to her. Therefore, Genji has been pursuing the ideal woman like Barnacle all his life.

    Later he found Barnacle¡¯s niece Ruozi.  She looked very similar to Barnacle, so she took her home and raised her to be the ideal woman she longed for. This girl would later become Murasaki Shang.

    ?????????????? However, Murasakigami was not Genji¡¯s head wife in name. In the later years of Mitsuba Genji, he was entrusted by his brother Suzakuin to marry his niece, Sannomiya, the daughter of Suzakuin and Barnacle¡¯s sister, as his head wife.  This move broke Zi Shang's heart.

    And the female Sannomiya, who was quite different in age from him, eventually had an affair and had a child. In the end, the female Sannomiya became a monk. Murasaki died of illness soon after, and Guang Genji also escaped into Buddhism after experiencing the world.  Become a monk.

    Guangyuanshi¡¯s life was extremely glorious, and he eventually became the Minister of Taizheng, ranking below one person and above ten thousand people. However, Emperor Lengquan, the illegitimate son between him and his stepmother Barnacle, secretly learned that Guangyuanshi was actually his biological father.  Grant him the status of quasi-supreme emperor.

    Starting from the volume "„ö¹¬", it tells the love story between Guangyuan clan's descendants after his death.  The 10 volumes from "Hashihime" to "Dream Floating Bridge" are collectively called the Uji Ten Posts.  Taking Kyoto and Uji as the main stages, it describes the entangled love story between the three daughters of Kaoru-kun, the son of the female Sannomiya, Nakamiya, the grandson of Genji, and Hachinomiya, the younger brother of Genji - Daikun, Nakakun and Ukifune.

    It is worth mentioning that most women had no status in that era, so all the women in the original book had no names. Their beautiful names were given by later generations based on the title of the chapter or the narrative features in some stories.on.

    There is no record of the real name of the author Murasaki Shikibu. Purple is the purple character on the heroine of the story, Purple, and Shikibu is the official name of the author's father.

    Enjoy reading "Genji" and experience the beauty and sadness of the Heian era.

    Xie Qijun, the author of "Taking Kyoto" said: Time is the best indicator to test the value of literary works. Many works are popular for a while, but in the end they inevitably fade away.

    After thousands of years of baptism, its charm remains everlasting. There are really not many examples in ancient and modern times that can be compared with "The Tale of Genji".

    "The Tale of Genji" is famous, but most people's impression of this work is probably based on the word romance.  However, why has the love story of a noble prince in Japan¡¯s Heian period been passed down for thousands of years?  It should also put a question mark in the minds of many people.

    Frankly speaking, when I first came into contact with "The Tale of Genji", I had similar doubts!  With the accumulation of life experience, I gradually understood the goodness of "The Tale of Genji".

    The reason why the author Murasaki Shikibu can firmly occupy the throne of the most talented woman in the history of Japanese literature is actually because she delicately writes the complex and subtle changes in mood in human nature through the layout of love stories.

    Take Rokujo Gokisho, who is of the highest status, appearance, and talent in the book, as an example. She fell in love with the male protagonist Mitsugenji, but found that he was entangled with a woman whose conditions were far inferior to hers. Her jealousy and unwillingness actually caused her soul to leave her body.  He turned into a living creature to kill the opponent, only to regret it afterwards.

    Today, thousands of years later, the men and women in the world who are suffering from love can probably empathize with and feel the same emotions when facing such a love that turns into a demon!

    Another good thing about "The Tale of Genji" is that it records the aristocratic culture of the Heian period in detail.  The aristocratic class at that time did not need to work and had enough free time to spend on various elegant activities such as admiring flowers and reciting poems.

    The life aesthetics of that time were passed down and became a characteristic of Japanese culture that emphasizes beauty.  If you want to advance from Hari to Chihi, "The Tale of Genji" is definitely a classic worth getting close to.

    However, it is not easy even for Japanese people to read "The Tale of Genji". In addition to facing the classical literary style, there are many characters who appear in the book, as well as the unique living customs and social systems of the Heian period.  Reading difficulty.

    Over the years, many writers have worked hard to compile vernacular translations, with the goal of winning more modern readers for this thousand-year-old work. As for the "The Tale of Genji Music Reader" edited by Professor Eiichi Shibuya of Takachiho University, there is no doubt that  It brings the distance between "The Tale of Genji" and readers closer.

    Professor Shibuya is obviously very clear about the difficulties that ordinary readers will encounter when reading "The Tale of Genji", so he started with the concept of five-minute reading and condensed the content of the fifty-four chapters of the book into the most concise and easy-to-read form.  version of.

    And combined with magazine editing techniques, a large number of pictures, tables, annotations, and small squares are interspersed to capture all kinds of relevant knowledge about "The Tale of Genji" in one go.  Including the analysis of Guang Genji's love affair from the perspective of the love war between men and women, this literary masterpiece has become much more intimate and interesting.

    Genji often expressed his feelings to his lover in waka (Japanese classical poetry). When reading it now, it inevitably seems obscure and difficult to understand. Therefore, I am very grateful to Professor Shibuya for setting up a special unit to explain the important waka in the book.

    Another surprise is that the tourist attractions related to "The Tale of Genji" have been compiled into chapters. If readers have the opportunity to visit the sites in person and compare them with the plots in the book, it will be another kind of travel fun.

    Through "The Tale of Genji", we get a glimpse of the beauty and sadness of the Heian era, and from Genji, we discover that even a perfect person may not have a perfect life!

    So, what kind of life should we pursue?  "The Tale of Genji" has a thorough understanding of life, which may be one of the reasons why it has been immortal for thousands of years.
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